A Great and Distant Silence
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- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 69
- Double-time
- 138
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 65/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:47
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Into the Night
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- FR73R0800014
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A Great and Distant Silence is a techno track in F minor (4A) at 69 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 75% of Terence Fixmer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Great and Distant Silence in?
A Great and Distant Silence by Terence Fixmer is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Great and Distant Silence?
A Great and Distant Silence runs at 69 BPM.
What mixes well with A Great and Distant Silence?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is A Great and Distant Silence good for peak time?
With energy 65 out of 100 at 69 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 69 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 65-73 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 69 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 69 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
